Thinking Tech

Archive: 07-2011

• Video: A sad goodbye to our Space Shuttle program

  The space shuttle Atlantis made its last landing yesterday at 6 a.m. and with it the mark of the end of an era for NASA’s shuttle program. Thirty years ago the first launch inspired more than...

  July 22, 2011, 9:10 AM PDT | By Christie Nicholson

• Infographic: Top 10 worst places to lose your cell phone

  The largest cities like New York and Los Angeles had some of the highest incidents of reported missing cell phones.

  July 22, 2011, 8:29 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• How phone hacking works (and other lessons from the News Corp. scandal)

  The News Corp. scandal brings to light a sometimes overlooked threat to the public at large.

  July 21, 2011, 4:28 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Breakthrough could lead to 732-mile electric car battery

  A new material called Aluminum-Celmet can triple the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries.

  July 20, 2011, 7:53 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Video: New sensor may make robots more human-like

  Another step toward more lovable robots: a new type of sensor might enable us to poke a robot as if it had the squishy belly button of the Pillsbury Dough boy.

  July 19, 2011, 2:48 PM PDT | By Christie Nicholson

• BiPod flying car works like a Chevy Volt

  Burt Rutan’s BiPod may be the most innovative attempt at a flying car.

  July 19, 2011, 9:12 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Finally, a urinal for girls

  The Pollee urinal should — at long last — enable women to relieve themselves like a man.

  July 19, 2011, 12:04 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Infographic: Map reveals effects of climate change in your neighborhood

  The Climate Hot Map shows all the various consequences a warming planet is having on your neck of the woods and beyond.

  July 18, 2011, 8:39 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Video: Holy smokes! A jet-powered Batmobile

  The latest Batmobile is the first ever to be powered by a turbine jet engine, making it the superhero vehicle of all superhero vehicles.

  July 15, 2011, 6:55 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Infographic: Where the green jobs are

  A new report suggests that the green economy hasn’t quite materialized as the panacea many had hoped.

  July 14, 2011, 7:57 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen